Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
"WnaI~s the gooTT-
"The what" asked the Intercepted specta

"The what77 asked the Intercepted specta.
tor.
@The COOL" replied the Old Settler. II
member tint we usety play ball o'en were
young un an we alluz had a cool, an we
bad to git thar, too, an git thar lively, IL we
didn't want to hev the ball fired into US ker.
PUNK. right under the bind gallBs buttons.
| II We got to the COOL We war oil safe an he'd
another whack at the ball. The gooi we usety
| hev were the side of O barn, or a stun pile,
| an we bad 10 run an fetch IL wen we
| whacked the ball; but don't see none here.
They can't play ball without cool. can theyF'
81 guess what you're talkin' bout. major,
must be what we call home nowadays.
That's it, yonder, with the square cbalked
around IT.
The OH Settler made up his mind that he
couldn't have better place 10 see the game
J than seat near the homo plate, and he
started for it, The game had been called in
! the meantime. The Hollow Backs went 70
the bat The Old Settler made his way 10 the
| spot be bad selected and sat down on the grass
few feet back OF and to tie left OF the home
plate.
$50 way from there. graudpop" yelled
| Peleg from his place behind Bill Simmons
| you'll get yonr head knocked OFF,
| "Don't you get skeert, sonny ihe Old Set
tier shouted back. eyer OF gran'pap want
born in the woods fer nutbin. Keepthat red
shirt @ your'n on. Peleg, an percecd ahead
| with slTeepin' up the earth with these HolIer
Backsln
"Seo here. old man." said one OF the juve-
| nile ball players from Streeter' Corners. top
| ping the Old Settler on the shoulder, @you
| can't stay here Yer in the way, aud well
run over ye. Come, git up and Dig
HJeervhizzi' exclaimed tie Old settler, SIS
be looked up and saw who vas giving him his
orders. "Ihe nex' thing know some Q thess
little whipper snappers in monkey jacz.s u
be sendin' re 70 town n fetch en-. 10 q paper
o. chawin t'tacseri Go way n NE. 10y. or
ZIP
Just then tbs umpire called "FouIl7 and
the ball corrorned on the Old Settlers broad
brimmsd Rat and sent it flying g 15zen fee,
away.
"Foul!- be yelled Il slid gay a. ,Ters foul
An It's that consarned imp II q Bill Sim
mons ez done i'll II thuz any yo1 HolIer
Backers thJ thinks ye can; biz blsu jsSt lie.
me lay rpy feeeTs on hin III show ys how
it's done bgoshi Jist you Ere another bali
inter me ye young varul.Dt az i. skin 20
like wo8id se!@
PeIeg q1iste-I The oil man doya and led him
20 safe place among tbs Spectators BG, hs
sat down growing:
~Fo1I ! sd say it wese foul, consarz
hint"
By and by bs 20: interested In TIE game
As j. welt On b began 10 fDtlce hat tbs
friends OF tie Daisy Cutters Id not arisese
any evidence. Of joy, whils tie delegation
that came up with the below Baskz seemed
particularly elated-
HSay," said the Old Settler Al LAT 70 q youug
frisnd q the DAISIES, @be We paralyzsu' tie
HolIer Backs an sEeepin' the earth with EN-
nuchi ~ eyesight hain's scarcely Iong
enough - folies al tts p'ints.
BE weT7 replied tie young friend. ard
Tiers was highly concentrated dizZust ia bis
tooe wal, H-aior, VEN a-spaTia' tie Eol-
Ter Backs llt:le. az as she kAaezs nov tie
Daisy Cutters "a bssn' torn 70 wass'n tea o
feathers n hurricane! Tbas Is tie h%ssnnsE'
o the sir innius, an he DAISY Cutters hzs
rolled up three p'iass TO the Holer Backs'
forfyt"o Oh, VEN s-gwsepsa' tSs eA-1h
with en-
-But / bzlrt ssea rsoAody tit BllI S.rnuoos
yi., dcd rCs almi7 sid tie Old Settler.
-Ye ha.a't seen nohody tis B.l Smrousf'
exclaimed ths Daisy Cat+e-1' critic Wy.
Soioricns Fhost, They hain'f ben doln'
uo.lin' es-s' They've pogs3ei hin, az tars-
rasrsi him. ar slgggsd Tin froa t5s word
ga Tbsv've hsd hiEl al over lie gel4. CO